Leslie Samuel WILSON

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Service Number:	357
Enlisted:	20 October 1914
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	9th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Mallala, South Australia, 14 April 1885
Home Town:	Torrensville, South Australia
Schooling:	Tytynder School, South Australia
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 24 June 1915, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row B, Grave 19, Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

20 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 357, 9th Light Horse Regiment
11 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 357, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: ''
11 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 357, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne
22 Jun 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 357, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 357 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-22

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Son of John Wilson and Elizabeth Ann Wilson nee Sutton of Mallala, SA

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal